College students appear in exam on road during 12-hr bandh in Mayurbhanj

Baripada: The 12-hour bandh observed by BJP Mayurbhanj unit in Morada block in the district turned ugly as diploma students of SS Bramha’s Regional Institute of Science and Technology gave their internal exam on road after the agitators staged picketing at the the college.

As part of the bandh, the BJP activists staged picketing in front of the college asking the college authorities to declare holiday. However, the college students urged the teachers to conduct the internal exam under any circumstances. Later, the students gave the exam by sitting on the road in front of the college main gate in presence of the teachers.

It may be mentioned here that the activists led by BJP State vice-president Rajkishore Das observed the dawn-to-dusk bandh protesting poor healthcare services and appointment of doctors and staff in hospitals across the district. Vehicular movement in the locality was disrupted due to the strike.